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☕ Afternoon briefing on May 29

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on May 29 ảnh 1
Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a briefreview of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

– The management, use and payment of resources for COVID-19prevention and control work have basically followed guidelines and policies,the National Assembly's supervisory team reported to the 15th National Assembly'splenary session on May 29 morning. 
Presenting the report, deputy head of the team Nguyen Thuy Anhsaid over 236 trillion VND (10.2 billion USD) were raised for pandemicprevention and control as of December 31, 2022, more than 189 trillion VND ofwhich were from the State budget and the remainder from other sources, mostlyvaccines.Read full text

– Vietnam is ready to coordinate with otherCPTPP member countries in implementing the 2023 rotating chair New Zealand’sinitiatives on elevating the deal as a model one of the region and the world,affirmed Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien.
Dien made his remarks while attending the recentministerial meeting among members of the Comprehensive and ProgressiveAgreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Detroit, Michigan, theUS. Participating countries agreed that it is necessary to continuepromoting the effective implementation of the agreement to bring full andpractical benefits to people and enterprises, particularly small- andmedium-sized ones.Read full text

– Vietnam’s import-export value in thefirst five months of this year was estimated at 262.54 billion USD, down 14.7%year-on-year, with a trade surplus of 9.8 billion USD, the General StatisticsOffice (GSO) announced on May 29.
In the period, Vietnam exported about 136.17billion USD worth of goods, a year-on-year drop of 11.6%, while importstotalled 126.37 billion USD, down 17.9% year on year.Read full text

– The General Statistics Office (GSO) on May 29announced that the May consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.01% month-on-monthmostly due to increases in prices of food, electricity, and water.
The May CPI increased by 0.4% compared to December2022 and 2.43% from the same period last year.Read full text

– Vietnam has welcomed nearly 4.6 millioninternational arrivals in the first five months of 2023, soaring 12.6-fold fromthe same period last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said on May 29.
Of the international arrivals, 88% came to thecountry by air, 10.9% by road, and 1.1% by sea.Read full text

– Vietnam Fisheries Trade Union (VFTU) on May29 held a communication event aiming to raise awareness of union members onnational sovereignty over seas and islands as well as on the prevention andcombat of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Participants at the event were updated on thecurrent situation of the country's sea and islands, efforts to combat IUUfishing associated with the responsibilities of union members and fishermentowards having the “yellow card” imposed by the European Commission onVietnamese fishery products removed.Read full text

– French newspapers heaped praise onVietnamese-French filmmaker Tran Anh Hung and young Vietnamese director PhamThien An after they won awards at the 76th Cannes International Film Festivalthat closed in France on May 27.
The Le Monde daily said along with the main cast,Hung has made a mark with a highly artistic film about cuisine and the art ofliving. The film not only portrays a love story in the end of the 19th centurybut also celebrates the art of fine dining in the French style. Read full text /.
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